AOA black market rate on Aug 16, 2026: 871.22 per USD
On Sunday, August 16, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 871.22 AOA on Angola's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 870.36 AOA, reached a high of 881.93 and a low of 820.4, a trading range of 61.53 AOA (7.50%).
Across 168 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 861.84 AOA and the average price received when selling dollars was 983.8 AOA. Over the session the Angolan Kwanza weakened against the dollar (+0.10% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 16, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Angola on this date was 925.12 AOA per USD. The parallel-market close of 871.22 AOA therefore implied a premium of -5.83% over the official rate — a discount to the official rate, which is unusual and often reflects thin or one-sided quotes.
How Aug 16, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 15, 2026, close 870.36 AOA), the rate moved +0.10%.
One week earlier (Aug 9, 2026) the close was 870.95 AOA, so the weekly change was +0.03%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 17, 2026) the close was 812.25 AOA, a +7.26% move over the month.
How this daily figure is produced
ETCurrency samples Angola's USD/AOA parallel market throughout the day from peer-to-peer stablecoin order books and, where available, community submissions. Each sample is filtered for outliers and aggregated into a single buy and sell quote; the figures above are the first, highest, lowest and last of those aggregated quotes for Aug 16, 2026 (UTC).
USDT peer-to-peer prices closely track cash dollar prices in most parallel markets but are not identical to them: payment-method fees, merchant margins and local demand for stablecoins can all add a few tenths of a percent.
Frequently asked questions
- What was the dollar to Angolan Kwanza black market rate on Aug 16, 2026?
- The USD to AOA parallel market rate closed at approximately 871.22 AOA per US dollar on Sunday, August 16, 2026, after trading between 820.4 and 881.93 AOA.
- How much did the AOA move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 870.36 to a close of 871.22 AOA, the parallel rate moved +0.10% on Aug 16, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market AOA rate on that date?
- The official rate was 925.12 AOA per USD versus a parallel close of 871.22 AOA, a premium of -5.83%.
- Was the AOA black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 870.36 AOA on Aug 15, 2026, a change of +0.10%.
Figures are aggregated parallel-market observations for Angola in UTC and are indicative only; they are not a quote to trade. See the full USD → Angolan Kwanza history or today's live rate.